1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Craftsman 200 Race Results

1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Craftsman 200 Race

For 2023 (Stanley Black & Decker) Craftsman returned as the primary sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series replacing Camping World. The Truck Series is a modified production pickup truck racing series of NASCAR. In 1947 Bill France gathered promoters from Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest to the Ebony Bar atop the Streamline Inn in Daytona, and drew up the initial rules and regulations of the modern day NASCAR.- the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. The first "true" NASCAR race, in the division that would lead to the present-day Sprint Cup Series, and the Nationwide Series was held at the Charlotte (N.C.) Fairgrounds on June 19, 1949.

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1997 - Craftsman Truck Series - Craftsman 200 Race Results

Race Name - Craftsman 200
Date - 5/3/1997
Race Track - Portland Speedway (2)
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 88.99 mph
Number of Cautions - 9
Caution Laps - 38
Average Race Speed - 68.886 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $267,350
Race Number - 5

More Races from 1997

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor(Owner)	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Rich Bickle	17	Sears DieHard (Darrell Waltrip)	200	Chevrolet	138	$31,675
2	2	Ron Hornaday Jr	16	NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc)	200	Chevrolet	62	$26,100
3	4	Butch Miller	20	Orleans Hotel Casino (Walker Evans)	200	Chevrolet	0	$20,300
4	17	Jack Sprague	24	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	200	Chevrolet	0	$14,025
5	9	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski)	200	Dodge	0	$8,725
6	20	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith)	200	Ford	0	$11,500
7	8	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig)	200	Dodge	0	$6,775
8	11	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell)	200	Ford	0	$9,025
9	18	Tobey Butler	52	Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader)	200	Chevrolet	0	$6,925
10	25	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	200	Chevrolet	0	$8,075
11	5	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises)	200	Dodge	0	$6,825
12	13	Stacy Compton	86	Valvoline Instant Oil Change (David Hodson)	200	Ford	0	$6,775
13	30	Joe Ruttman	80	LCI Worldwide Telecommunications (Jack Roush)	199	Ford	0	$6,725
14	3	Tammy Jo Kirk	7	Lovable (Geoffrey Bodine)	199	Ford	0	$6,675
15	29	Kenny Irwin Jr	98	Raybestos (Jim Herrick)	199	Ford	0	$6,750
16	24	Jim Bown	87	Wholesale Truck Parts (Gene Marquardt)	199	Chevrolet	0	$5,325
17	19	Dave Rezendes	35	Ortho Lawn Garden (Charles Hardy)	198	Chevrolet	0	$6,275
18	12	Dan Press	75	Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears)	198	Chevrolet	0	$5,225
19	21	Doug George	12	Red Line Oil (Bob Blake)	198	Chevrolet	0	$6,175
20	16	Lance Norick	90	NHL (Ron Norick)	197	Ford	0	$5,225
21	6	Bryan Reffner	66	Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon)	196	Ford	0	$5,075
22	27	Dave Goulet	1	Highwallers Racing (Dave Goulet)	195	Chevrolet	0	$5,025
23	28	Tony Roper	31	Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak)	195	Ford	0	$4,975
24	26	Bill Sedgwick	4	SoffCut International (Tim Buckley)	194	Chevrolet	0	$4,925
25	31	Rob Rizzo	27	RGR Racing (Rob Rizzo)	193	Ford	0	$5,925
26	10	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo)	182	Ford	0	$4,800
27	7	Chuck Bown	99	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	176	Ford	0	$5,775
28	23	Rick Carelli	6	REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown)	169	Chevrolet	0	$5,750
29	22	Michael Dokken	18	Dana Corporation (Kurt Roehrig)	160	Dodge	0	$4,750
30	32	Kenny Allen	65	AAG Racing (Kenny Allen)	155	Chevrolet	0	$4,750
31	14	Lonnie Rush Jr	77	A G Coal (Kevin Doran)	105	Chevrolet	0	$5,750
32	15	Rick McCray	2	McCray Racing (Rick McCray)	29	Chevrolet	0	$4,750